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1930, Arthur Cyril Hilton 'In Alderley', British, linocut
1930, Arthur Cyril Hilton 'In Alderley', British, linocut

1930, Arthur Cyril Hilton 'In Alderley', British, linocut

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

A confident and early linocut by Arthur Cyril Hilton (British, 1897–1960), In Alderley captures the artist’s emerging command of graphic structure and his sensitivity to place.

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20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

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Linocut

Moon - Abstract Dark Blue + White Modern British Linocut
Moon - Abstract Dark Blue + White Modern British Linocut

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By Breon O'Casey

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Breon O'Casey British, 1928-2011 Moon, 1999 linocut 50 x 65 cm 19 3/4 x 25 5/8 in signed, dated and numbered in pencil, edition of 15 Born in London 1928, Breon O’Casey was the son ...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints

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Linocut

Walter Hoyle Jesus College Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art
Walter Hoyle Jesus College Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art

Walter Hoyle Jesus College Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

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Linocut

Walter Hoyle Queens' College Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art
Walter Hoyle Queens' College Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art

Walter Hoyle Queens' College Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Church of Mandraikina, Corfu
Church of Mandraikina, Corfu

Church of Mandraikina, Corfu

Located in San Francisco, CA

About the artist: Isabel de Bohun Lockyer (1895–1980) was a British painter known for her linocut color prints.

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Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Robert Tavener - Cornfield and Downs - 20th Century British Landscape Linocut
Robert Tavener - Cornfield and Downs - 20th Century British Landscape Linocut

Robert Tavener - Cornfield and Downs - 20th Century British Landscape Linocut

By Robert Tavener

Located in London, GB

ROBERT TAVENER (1920-2004) Cornfield and Downs Signed, inscribed with title and numbered 45/75 Linocut Framed 40 by 55 cm., 15 ¾ by 21 ¾ in. (frame size 62 by 76.5 cm., 24 ¼ by 30...

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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Untitled Abstract, linocut by Walter Hoyle
Untitled Abstract, linocut by Walter Hoyle

Untitled Abstract, linocut by Walter Hoyle

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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Linocut

Rugby School linocut print by Walter Hoyle
Rugby School linocut print by Walter Hoyle

Rugby School linocut print by Walter Hoyle

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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King's College, Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle
King's College, Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle

King's College, Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

A blue- and grey-hued linocut of King's. A version of this print, owned by the Government Art Collection, hangs in the British Embassy in Tunis.

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

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Linocut

King's College, Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle
King's College, Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle

King's College, Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

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King's College, Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle
King's College, Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle

King's College, Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Walter Hoyle: St Catharine's College, Cambridge linocut print
Walter Hoyle: St Catharine's College, Cambridge linocut print

Walter Hoyle: St Catharine's College, Cambridge linocut print

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Walter Hoyle Gate of Honour Caius linocut print

Walter Hoyle Gate of Honour Caius linocut print

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Senate House, Cambridge University linocut print by Walter Hoyle
Senate House, Cambridge University linocut print by Walter Hoyle

Senate House, Cambridge University linocut print by Walter Hoyle

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

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Emmanuel College, Cambridge Chapel linocut print by Walter Hoyle
Emmanuel College, Cambridge Chapel linocut print by Walter Hoyle

Emmanuel College, Cambridge Chapel linocut print by Walter Hoyle

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

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King's College, Chapel Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle
King's College, Chapel Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle

King's College, Chapel Cambridge linocut print by Walter Hoyle

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

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Walter Hoyle King’s College Chapel in red Cambridge linocut print

Walter Hoyle King’s College Chapel in red Cambridge linocut print

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

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1935, Arthur Cyril Hilton 'Dawn Figure', British, abstract drawing
1935, Arthur Cyril Hilton 'Dawn Figure', British, abstract drawing

1935, Arthur Cyril Hilton 'Dawn Figure', British, abstract drawing

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

The details of this work are: Arthur Cyril Hilton (British, 1897 – 1960) Figure in Linoleum – cut Linocut Titled, signed and dated ‘Figure in linoleum-cut – 12’ (lower left) and ‘Art...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

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Monseignor St. Thomas

Monseignor St. Thomas

By Cyril Power

Located in New York, NY

These artists, including Sybil Andrews, who worked closely with Power, were essentially applying the technique of the color linocut to the Futurist idiom – a movement brought to Brit...

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1930s Futurist Abstract Prints

Materials

Linocut

Walter Hoyle, Senate House, Cambridge (1956-6) proof print

Walter Hoyle, Senate House, Cambridge (1956-6) proof print

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

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Walter Hoyle King’s College Chapel in red Cambridge linocut print

Walter Hoyle King’s College Chapel in red Cambridge linocut print

By Walter Hoyle

Located in London, GB

At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...

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20th Century British lino cut of flowers, green and white, by Edward Bawden
20th Century British lino cut of flowers, green and white, by Edward Bawden

20th Century British lino cut of flowers, green and white, by Edward Bawden

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Edward Bawden (British, 1903-1989) Campions and Columbine Lino cut Signed and numbered ‘155/500 Edward Bawden’ 9.1/2 x 7.1/8 in. (24.2 x 18.2 cm.)

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20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

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Damascus Nude, Linocut in Artist Frame, Contemporary Art, Young British Artist
Damascus Nude, Linocut in Artist Frame, Contemporary Art, Young British Artist

Damascus Nude, Linocut in Artist Frame, Contemporary Art, Young British Artist

By Chris Ofili

Located in Hamburg, DE

Chris Ofili (British, b. 1968) Damascus Nude, 2006 Medium: Linocut on wove copperplate paper, in artist's frame (covered in goat skin) Sheet dimensions: 30.2 × 20.1 cm (12 × 8 in) Fr...

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Paradise Four

Gary HumeParadise Four, 2012

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H 50.38 in W 36.75 in

Paradise Four

By Gary Hume

Located in New York, NY

2012, linocut, 50 3/8 x 36 3/4 inches, edition of 56

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Materials

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London Fields

Gary HumeLondon Fields, 2012

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H 52.75 in W 38.25 in

London Fields

By Gary Hume

Located in New York, NY

2012, linocut, 52 3/4 x 38 1/4 inches, edition of 56

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21st Century and Contemporary Young British Artists (YBA) Figurative Prints

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Paradise Five

Gary HumeParadise Five, 2012

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H 50.38 in W 36.63 in

Paradise Five

By Gary Hume

Located in New York, NY

2012, linocut, 50 3/8 x 36 5/8 inches, edition of 56

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21st Century and Contemporary Young British Artists (YBA) Animal Prints

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British Linocuts For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of british linocuts available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Modern, Contemporary and Impressionist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. British linocuts available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes black, gray, blue, beige and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Gary Hume, Walter Hoyle, Chris Ofili, Rosemary Ellis and Colin Moore produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in linocut, paint and paper. Large british linocuts can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 6.7 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.

How Much are British Linocuts?

The average selling price for british linocuts we offer is $5,018, while they’re typically $348 on the low end and $9,500 for the highest priced.

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